Services to continue on 'vital' rail line following last minute U-turn by Northern
manchestereveningnews.co.ukServices will continue to run on a 'vital' rail line linking parts of Stockport and Tameside with Manchester following a last minute U-turn by Northern.Despite mounting pressure the operator had insisted it had no choice but to axe services between Rose Hill Marple and Piccadilly until mid-December, citing a training backlog and the impact of Covid-19 on its workforce.Thousands of people have signed petitions against the temporary closure of the line, while last week Lib Dem councillors in Marple floated the idea of paying another franchise to run trains for one week, in the hope other sponsors would then emerge.But ongoing pressure from local politicians, railway station ‘friends’ groups and members of the public has now paid off with the.
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